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(No Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet 1.

A. L. BARON. LANTERN.

No. 464,919. PatentedDec. 8,1891.

(No Modl.) 2 Sheets-Sheet 2.

A. L. BARON.

LANTERN.

No. 464,919. Patented Dec. 8, 1891.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ALFRED L. BARON, OF TIFFIN, OHIO, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO B. F. COOKAYNE, OF SAME PLACE.

LANTERN.

S?ECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 464,919, dated December 8, 1891.

Application filed November 22, 1890. Serial No. 372,318. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ALFRED .L. BARON, of

. Tiffln, in the county of Seneca and State of which may also be detached readily from the lantern,so as to permit it to be used for ordinary purposes.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 illustrates a front View of my lantern and reflector attached. Fig. 2 is a side perspective of the same. Fig. 3 is a rear perspective of the reflector detached. Fig. l is a view of a modified form of lantern, showing thimbles for attaching the reflector. Fig. 5 is a sectional View showing spring for attaching reflector to lantern.

Referring to the letters upon the drawings, A indicates the combined cup and base of an ordinary lantern, that is preferably provided with ordinary tubes B and with a bail O of usual construction.

D indicates a reflecting disk, preferably made of a sheet of bright metalas, for instance, tin. The ends of the reflector are bent nearly at right angles to the face of the disk to suit the form of the lantern. The top part E of the reflector is provided with a semicircular recess that partially surrounds the globe of the lantern at a little distance from it. The bottom part F is made so as to closely fit around the cup, and is provided, preferably by bending, with side pieces Gto act as braces for giving rigidity to the parts. To adapt the reflector to be detached readily,when desired, each side of both ends of the reflector is provided with a projection or hook of metal, for instance. A preferable means of forming these hooks is shown in the drawings, where two strong wires are enfolded in the outside edges of the reflector itself and project at their opposite ends, as described. The upper set, which are more properly called the hooks H, are preferably bent iipwardly, or they may be bent or hooked downwardly or in any other suitable manner, and the lower set J, which are more properly the projections, may extend straight or be bent in any suitable and convenient shape. The upper set or books are adapted to be fastened to the tubes B.

In the drawings are illustrated holes K in the walls of the tubes, whereby, after they have been inserted therein in the position shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings and the reflector has been pressed downwardly until it reaches its proper position, the hooks H are caught and firmly held to the lantern. The base A may be provided with holes L on the opposite sides which the projections .I enter when the reflector is in position.

Instead of the holes in the body of the lantern for the reception of the projecting ends of the reflector, ferrules or beads such as are shown in Fig. 4 of the drawings, or any other suitable means, may be employed.

In order to secure the reflector firmly to the lantern when it is placed in position, as described, I provide at any suitable place such, for instance, as the top of the cup A- a catch M, that is preferably made of some sort of spring metal which engages with the reflector in any suitable manner-for 1nstance, through a slot 0 in its lower end. The form of the catch, its location, and the manner of fastening it are matters of detail which are not considered essential features of my invention.

Upon the back of the reflector I provide a spring-hook P, by which it may be fastened over the top of a dash-board, for instance, and also a loop Q, by which it may be hung upon a peg.

If it is desired to use the lantern for ordinary purposes without the reflector, it is only necessary to lift the catch M, when the reflector may be readily disengaged and hung away for future use.

What I claim is The combination of the tubes and base of a lantern with a reflecting-disk provided with a bottom part extending from its face and shaped so as to fit around the base and act as a brace to rigidly preserve the relations of the parts, substantially as set forth.

In testimony of all which I have hereunto subscribed my name.

ALFRED L. BARON.

\Vitnesses:

HARRY TAGGART,

CHAS. J. M. SULLIVAN. 

